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Hokah's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hokah took in $1.2 million and spent $978 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes28%State tax money19%Fines and other12%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Hokah's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$336 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$205 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Water$79 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.5%$30 thousand

State tax money19%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
19%$232 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$12 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$143 thousand
Fines
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

28%

of Hokah's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$278 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Police$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$257 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$136 thousand
  • Water supply$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$212 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hokah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hokah itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.